provided you know how to play a bard, if you honed to 1475 I would still take you for clown:)
unless asking for over specs, any party will accept u at current ilevel raids as long as know mech.
just that replace 2 of light of sav cards to either hp or evade c/d cards,
and switch between sound holic c/d gem with prelude of storm dmg gem will feel better imo.
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Yeah you can apply my valtan alt runs once you hit 1445! keep going. Also try to not get atk power debuff it reduces your atk power buffs to party.
Yes! Please join.
Oh wait is that a Sorc? GTFO of here with that noob gear and git gud lol
Oh no wait it’s Bard, my bad. We love you Kween! Yas Kween slay! Join please!
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You are valtan vykas ready
id look at your roster level before judging whats on your character, so yes, I would accept you!
Small little tip though because most people still dont know this - theres a really easy way of having 4 x 3 on legendary accessories.
You go cut a 6/6 ability stone with 2 engraving books you have on +9, so for example expert / awakening. That makes you have 2 engravings on max already by just equipping the stone + books. then you can go forward and buy all your other accs with good stats and for example desperate salvation / heavy armor on them, they have to all be +3/+3, which makes you finish another 2 engravings on lvl 3. I did this on all my alts once they were 1370 and didnt change until 1415 which is where you usually differentiate if A.) the class is newer and for that reason has very little access to decent relic accessories, which is where I usually go for high combat stats relic accs and opt for a 4x3 or 4x3+1 build (did this on my reaper, shes 4x3 with 1645 spec right now) or B.) if you play the least favored spec for the class (doesnt really apply for bard as you only realy have 1 build you run) and can for that reason afford to straight up go for a 5x3 setup which will save you pheons in the long run. Neat little tricks to make you not spend tons of unnecessary money and nerves ;P.
Also theres some very good excel-spreadsheets out there that let you plan out engraving builds before actually purchasing them, since that feature is sadly not available ingame!
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Thanks for all of the valuable feedback, whether it be positive or negative. I really appreciate everyone who posted. I am on NAE Azena server.
Here are some facts that are likely to be common to a lot of other new players. I have a full time job. (I’m not lazy) I have a two hour commute every day. I have a family that requires attention. The list goes on and on. I don’t have as much time to invest into this game as some others. If you do have a lot of time, I envy you.
I see a lot of post about “We have a support shortage”. “Here’s another support privilege post” . The point is that there are new players out there that do take the time to learn their class and how to build it even if they don’t have a lot of time to play and still we pay for busses when we DON’T WANT to be carried. I am not looking to be carried, but the truth is that I have to buy Argos busses because the ilvl requirement for most parties is set very high. I get the whole gatekeeping thing. You don’t know me and don’t want to take the risk of letting me in the party. I’m cool with that. I’ll start my own party. Here’s the next question. Even if I started my own party, would you join? Probably not and for the same reasons you’re not letting me in your parties. Also, let me ask this. If someone has taken the time to learn about their class and how to build it properly, wouldn’t it also stand to reason that that person probably at least watched or read some raid guides before applying to join regardless of roster level? Maybe I don’t have all of the mechanics down yet. It’s because bus drivers want you to take your armor off, die and go AFK while they clear the raid. How am I supposed to learn raid mechanics that way?
I haven’t joined a guild because I don’t have hours upon hours every day to play. The word “active” is subjective. Does that mean I need to play “X” hours every day/week to be in the guild? I don’t want to join a guild and then let them down because I am not active enough to meet their standards.
I agree this game is not new player friendly, but I will say that I found the Clown Rehearsal event pretty cool. I was able to go in and see the raid without the pressure of understanding every detail. Why isn’t this implemented for every raid? Here’s a suggestion. Implement a clown rehearsal type thing for every raid and when new players clear the raid, they get a title that shows they cleared the raid and understand the mechanics so when applying to a party the party leader can see that they have at least cleared the beginner level stuff.
Anyway, this is getting too long hahaha. Thanks again everyone. Maybe I’ll see you in Arkesia!
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I found this very helpful. Thank you.
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glad to help 
looks completely fine for your ilvl up to even 1430
at 1445 you should consider building the relic setup and a 4x3
focus on high quality accessories and don’t think about 5x3 for a while
As a new player yes.
If this would be your alt then prob no… most supports come with 2-3 x 3 and expect to get
carried all time. SUpports should start gearing up aswell.
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Depends how often do you fail the EAC GX09 mech?
it’s getting ridiculous how many times we wipe cuz of ppl failing it.
those level 5 gems are unnecessary, please remove them and apply again.
Azena - NAE
At 1370 Paladin blue gear I tried joining Oreha (hard) with just my class engraving double equipped and random accessories and t1 stone. I was accepted but died because everything would one shot me and had to be carried. One got a little mad and I felt bad for it.
At 1370 blue gear I tried joining Argos with still just my class engraving double equipped and random accessories. I was accepted immediately and I had my t3 stone so I survived fine.
At 1415 legendary gear I tried joining Valtan still with just my class engraving double equipped and random accessories. I was booted once.
only observation i have is get all the 4% hp cards so you have 12% hp bonus as your desperate salvation scales up from your hp, getting your base lvl up is very important and also getting to 1415 to change your rock to a relic one
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I would accept you just because you’re a mokoko
As a DPS main that also has 2 supports in my roster (Bard and Paladin) this makes me very happy to see. I am one of those that has posted about support privilege, but honestly I appreciate the supports that do take the time to properly gear etc.
On the guild front, I am sure there are some guilds out there that understand life exists outside of Lost Ark. If you were on Una I’d point you in the direction of a great guild for a new player. I wouldn’t worry too much about being let in parties though as a Bard with proper engravings. You’ll be fine.
I too have posted requesting that they add rehearsal for all Legion Raids with some minor alterations to make them actually useful for new players and learning the raids. Sadly a title means nothing because of the bussing though. The only titles most party leads care about are Succubus/Incubus or Mayhem Legion Commander.
Anyways, good luck and happy adventuring!
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For argos and valtan yes, vykas/clown no.
4x3 is easy to achieve by the time you reach 1430+
damn we’re una. >.<